ham ko usi dayaar ki miTTi hui aziiz — Midhat

laai hai kahaan mujh ko tabiat ki do-rangi
duniyaa kaa talabgaar bhi duniyaa se khafaa bhi

tu samajhtaa hai mujhe harf-e-mukarrar lekin
main sahifa huun tire dil pe utarne vaalaa

jism us ki god mein ho ruuh tere ru-ba-ru
faahisha ke garm bistar par riyaa-kaari karun

aankhein hain magar khvaab se mahrum hain 'midhat'
tasvir kaa rishta nahin rangon se zaraa bhi

jaane vaale mujhe kuchh apni nishaani de jaa
ruuh pyaasi na rahe aankh mein paani de jaa

teri auqaat hi kyaa 'midhat-ul-akhtar' sun le
shahr ke shahr zaminon ke tale dab gae hain

bil-aakhir thak haar ke yaaro ham ne bhi taslim kiyaa
apni zaat se ishq hai sachchaa baaqi sab afsaane hain

kaabe ko jaataa kis liye hindostaan se main
kis but mein shahr-e-hind ke shaan-e-khudaa na thi

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

baat karnaa pyaar ki aasaan se aasaan hai
ishq karnaa karte rahnaa hai kaThin se bhi kaThin

yaad aai hai to phir TuuT ke yaad aai hai
koi guzri hui manzil koi bhuli hui dost

khudaa ke haath mein mat saunp saare kaamon ko
badalte vaqt pe kuchh apnaa ikhtiyaar bhi rakh